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mWm^m the weather, p,tn changing toanow; colder -Friday clearing Friday. Tem- Thursday (taken at A. K. g£i£co/s store): 8 a, m.. 60 1® n. m.. 62 degrees; 12 degrees; 2 p. m., 61 de- The Atlanta Georgian “Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN’ AND NEWS “Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN” 8P0T COTTON. Atlanta, nominal; 15c. Liverpool, atPAdy; 8.05. New York, quiet; 14.80. Augusta, quiet; 14%. Savannah, quiet; 14%. Nor folk, steady: 15c. Galveston, quiet; 15c. Mobile, nominal; 151-16. VOL. Vin. NO. 169. ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1910. PRTffE In Atlanta, two CENTS. JTitiAAtJU On Trains. FIVE CENTS. HERE IS A MAP WHICH SHOWS HOW CITY’S SEWERAGE SYSTEM WILL BE PERFECTED TO HIT ATLANTA fimperature Will Drop to 20 Degrees, Says the Weath er Man. SNOW IS EXPECTED; RAIN AND SLEET, TOO tforst Blizzard of the Year Is Sweeping Toward Georgia. Saturday Will Be a Rec ord-Breaker. The coldest wave that has hit Atlanta Hi! winter arrives Thursday night. All over the Eastern coast the tem ttrtture has dropped rapidly. Th wive is headed this way. Weather Ob nrver VonHermann is authority (or the statement that by Friday morning tie temperature will have dropped to |) degrees. . ... At 11 o'clock Thursday morning the thetfnnmeter registered 60 degrees. All during the afternoon the mercury will ,, down. By Saturday morning, so (r VonHermann says, the weather sill be the coldest that Atlanta has had thii vear. February 13 Is the coldest by registered «o far. The thermome ter showed a temperature of 16 degrees then. Along with the cold wave will be mow and sleet. The rain will begin during Thursday afternoon and by night It will turn to snow. Telegraph dispatches from the Texas tout say that the weather there la Continued on Last Page. Hubbard Intimates Law Can Not Put Them Out of Business. Washington, Feb. 17.—The first wit ness before the house agricultural com. mlttee today on the hearings on cotton futures was S. T. Hubbard, former president of the New York Cotton ex- thange. sir. Hubbard made a conser ve argument to show that the busi ness of the cotton exchanges Is legttl mate. T am dumfounded," he said, "to see government come forward with a position that business must be done hr a precedent, rather than under conditions that arise from day to day.” He said the cotton exchange I* not seal to New York, hut represents every ln the t'nlon, and Its branches ex- t*M to the business marts of the world, h Is not necessary.” he added, "that «y bale of cotton should be weighed. JJfpM and examined at every change ownership. This Is one of the rules of the ex- lUge. Th. South Is the seller and the ex- <«ang. operates in Its Interest. Cot- exported to Liverpool suffers In <, that when the contract Is made ■* I* h not accepted In Liverpool at Price made on this side, for the Liverpool change deducts for any mage that may be done In transit. . ‘elle-s lose this. Americans have !,* ,r> buy nnd trade in anything ... Pt r<>rplf»n shins hut this ««-n« nr<i. In clos'h lard jhg his argument, Mr. Hub- togu n-t l ed . ,ha * lf ,h * exchanges Fled I.?,. . business under the pro- la it ’bey would find a way to ^•mtlmatlng that the business m " arr ted on In Liverpool. M- „ "“'’bsum's Argument. Handeiv, ilbb! ”" <i "'»» followed by L. Ibaiim, of New York, who said tton broker and a member 1 ork Cotton exchange. He h* Xe to determine what iv, t-r , b fi before the committee A, co I, r object. 1 "am® *° ’be Burleson bill,” he • lab.. ? n can bu >' »>• ‘he cotton '* >. hilt Van ..a ■ a u aa President Is Growing Worried Over Slow Work on Bills. POSTAL SAVINGS BILL DOOMED TO DEFEAT? Taft Is Using Whip and Spur on Senate Leaders to Get Administration Meas ures Thru. Wsahington, Feb. 17.—Growing Im patient and worried over congress’ fail ure to enact adminletratlon measures believed to be of urgent Importance for party success. President Taft la hold ing dally conferences with house and senate leaders. So far practically nothing has been accomplished ln the way of redeeming party pledges by passing administra tive reform bills. Harassed by the growing potency of th# Insurgent move ment, and th# growing legislative scan dais In New York, the president I: using figurative whip and spur to force congress to get down to business. If the series of Interviews do not avail, the president may use the scourge of an Insistent message. While the house Is busied with ap proprlatlon bills, the president thinks the senate should be working on re form measures. It Is said the postal savings-bank bill la in a hopeless snarl Continued on Last Paga. Politicians in Panic in New York State Over Sweep ing Investigation. Albany, N. Y., Fab. 17.—Legislators, politicians and lobbyists are In panic today as the result of Governor Hughes' appointment of a commission to lnves, tlgate th# charges of graft In the pur chase and sale of state forest pre serves. Some of the best known men In the state. It was declared today, will be eubpenaed a a witnesses by Commis sioners Roger Clark and E. Leroy Aua. tin when the probing begins. The belief ts growing constantly that the wholesale Investigations planned as a result of the hearing of Senator Coo ler's charges against Senator Adds will ast for several months. Just who has been chiefly concerned In the rumored sale of Adirondack and other lands for trifling sums and their repurchase by the state at Immensely higher rates, ts a matter of much gos sip. It was declared today, however, that several Influential pecaoua had a! ready met In conference for the pur pose of lighting the Investigation aa >est they can. and that the work of the governor'# commission. will bring on a hot struggle. Effort on Part of Prominent Citizens Does Not Change Decision. WRITES TO GEORGIAN, DECLINING TO RUN Quillian and Pomeroy Are Act ive Candidates—Woodward Says It’s Too Early to Be gin Talking About It. Despite the concerted effort on tho . part of prominent Atlantans to Induce Mayor Maddox to change hla decision not to be a candidate for a second term, aa published exclusively In The Geor gian Wednesday afternoon, the mayor Thursday morning reiterated his de cision and declared poeitlvely that he would not be a candidate under any clrcumstancee. Since the publication of the mayor'a announcement Wednesday afternoon he has been besieged by personal and tel ephone calls from hls '"numerous friends throughout the city, who urged him to reconsider hls resolution, but without success. The mayor declased that hls mind had been made up after mature deliberation and that he would not reconsider. Two Candidates in Race. Following the positive announce^ This drawing, made for The Georgian by City Engineer Clayton, shows where the sewage disposal plants and <ht intercepting sowars to connaet the present oewer terminals with tha disposal plants, wil! be located. Fear an lea Gorge, Port Deposit, Md„ Feb. 17.—For the second time this winter Port Deposit has fears of an Ice gorge. The river and all Its branches and creeks north of here are overflowing. One of the most perfect and most modem sewerage systems In the world— That Is what "Atlanta—The Half- Million City” w ill have. The bond ordinance provides that 11.360.000, or nearly one-half of the total Issue, shall be used exclusively In perfecting the sewerage system of the city, one of the most vitally Important matters which concerns the health of any municipality. The detailed expenditure which Is proposed for this amount Is as follows: Three disposal plants, for the puri fication of sewage, to be located as fol lows: One on Proctors creek, one on Entrenchment creek and one on Orme st. sewer branch, and on the several tracts of land selected and on which th# city has options. Intercepting sewers of 48-Inch diam eter. built from th# mouth of the pres ent trunk sewers of Proctors creek. Lloyd-st. and Orme.it., to their re spective disposal plants. Auxiliary intercepting setvers, such as may be needed, with necessary pumping stations, built to carry on thl sewage of the city from the localities now drained by the several trunk sew ers Into the different disposal plants these intercepting sewers being shown on the maps prepared by the city en gineer. Auxiliary' sewer, for the purpose of relieving the Lloyd-st. sewer at the comer of Ormond-st. and Capitol-ave., Allce-sl. and Cenlral-ave., and Inter vening points and polnta beyond Or mond-st. Lateral trunk sewers aa follows: East of Ashby-st., from Carter to Bimpson- : north of Kennedy and east of Grlflln-sts.: south of Ponce DeLeon- ave., Hlghland-ave. to creek; Thlr- teenth-st., from Pledmont-ave.: from Btephens-st. and Shelton-st. to trunk sewer near Humphrlea-et.: from White- at. to Louisville and Nashville railroad; to relieve overflow corner Fifth and Junlper-sta.; from East-ave. to Hlgh- land-ave, branch (Alaaka-ave.); from Cleburae-ave., south of Williams Mill road, to creek; South De|ta-st., from near comer of Wylie and Leggltts- ave. southwest to South Boulevard sewer branch; from Waldo-st., eouth of Glennwood-ave., east to South Boule vard branch; from Waldo-st, eouth of Berne-st., east to branch; Woodward- ave., from Formwalt-«t. to Wlndeor-at. The map with this article was drawn exclusively for The Georgian by City- Engineer Clayton. It showe the exact location of the proposed extension of the eewer system and the location of the three purification plants. The bulk of the oond money Is to be epent for taking care of the sewage which le now being dumped on the out skirts of the city and upon the prop erty of citizens, which the courts have held to be Illegal and from which the city could be enjoined at any time. There are In Atlanta ten large trunk sewers emptying their filth and dis ease-breeding germs upon the proper ty owners adjacent thereto. Intercept ing sewers, so called, are to be built from the mouths of these ten trunk sewers. The Intercepting sew*rs will be extended a distance of four, five <; six miles from the city, as the case may be, and will empty Into the purification plants. These Intercepting sewers will carry from the trunk sewers the "aludge" or heavy matter that gives out the foul odors which are found ap objectionable. By a chemical prncesjpto be employed In the purification or nitration plants, this sewage will be purified so that It will give forth no odor whatever. Following me positive announcement of Mayor Maddox. F. A. Quillian. chair man of the bond commission, anrffeolo- nel E. E. Pomeroy, mayor pro torrrand alderman from the Fourth ward, are actively In the race. Both Mr. Quillian and Colonel Pom eroy will Issue formal announcements later, as they consider it a little early at this time to make a formal state ment. The follow ing extract Is taken from a letter from Mayor Maddox to The Georgian Thursday morning: “Tor fear you might fhls afternoon' make my .decision more embarrassing by 'urging me to make the race for n\ayor, I wish to advise you that I de cided some time ago not stand for re- election and that I am unable to change this decision." Others Mentioned. Althn several names have been men tioned In connection with the race for mayor only the two candidates men tioned. so far as known, have definitely decided to be In the race. Carlos Ma son. chairman of the police commis sion. and Captain James W. English, president of the Fourth National bank, have been mentioned In connection Ith the race. Captain English was mayor of Atlanta several years ago. James G. Woodward, who was de feated by Mayor Maddox In the last election, stated to a representative of The Georgian Thursday that he hat not decided whether or not he will be a candidate. TILLMAN IS BETTER; ILLNESS NOT SERIOUS Washington, Feb. 17.—Senator Till man. of South Carolina, who had a fainting spell w hile ascending the cap ital steps yesterday and who wee taken home In what was thought to be a dan gerous condition, today le reported to he resting easily. Hls eon s^d that while the senntor Is better, the proba bility Is he will not be able to appear at the senate for several days. TWENTY MEN ENTOMBED; SEVERAL MAY BE DEAD Pittsburg, Feb. 17.—A special from Dannkteburger. Pa., says an explosion of dynamite In the Treverton Coal Company mine today entombed 20 men. It le feared several have been crushed to death. W m\i HONOR AMONG THIEVES? YES, SAYS LONDON RED Charlottesville, Two Miles Dis tant, Gets Shed, So Rules Railroad Commission. , b “t he can not sell It.' Ell",' 1 ’" h'm that — - congress wishes .jestlon. If It Is - h .. the cotton exchanges to y", *hou!d congress permit the . ''nee exchan?* ap van- E° ral ’or ’ork StLu' ‘“’‘change or the New « . « exchange? a ■ ' -venange? K, 4h"|V!. 1 Oppoee Exchanges. 11 that ’ h f votton exchange Is le- Krtry ill ha ! e .°7 cotton sold Is for e , n „' a "l ” ml *ht not be "“'t who 7 £• but ,h * on 'y - — —oppo se, -I-. fighting the cotton ex its Ihlrn. 7 "P'nners. who are ' could km .1** a 'fuat. and If * thsr.ii! the exchangee It would trust ™ at ,he mercy of ,h * Georgian: Oa, Fab. 1».' l>alda Is rletorious! reside gets the depot and Charlettesrillo gets the pletform and passenger shed. This Is the relief of the railroad rommls slon Just handed In on the momentous floes Mon which wrought the popular# of those two Georgia towns np to such s pltrh that Urge delegations appeared before the com mission to argue the respertlee good points ami Importance of their respeetlre claims. I'ralda and rhsrloltestllle are Just two miles apart on the Georgia and Florida railroad. Both are In Montgomery county. Besides having other Important features, rmldn has the postofflre from which the rural route carrier Is e«ld to wend hls way dally, slopping only In Charlottesville long enough to deliver mall, proceeding thence to other settlements - But Charlottesville een make a noise and did enuee such n hubbub over the loeetlon of e station on the tleorgle nnd Florida that the Georgia railroad commission, to reach ituble decision In the me'ter. was force.! * w eend two commissioners to the Iccnlnr battle end theater of action to see ere. lost what was whet. with' their ewe eyee Jnst what LrtldJ l *#er» ,1 ths*»fstj°n *ad agent. Cb*rlQtt**vUIe ftt* t&e Bj C. B. NEALY. ”J*m going to knock a bo* off tonight.” To the nnwphibticttcd—which, in this in fetancs, means the law-abiding, peaceable citi ten. uninltinbd into the mysteries of crook dom —this expression would mean nothing, flhould he chsnco to verhear thia remark he would give It no notiee. In all probability ht would not ao much as avan volunteer a glance at the person making it. To him. it might mean that some one intended to knock a bo* of erackers off of a counter. But there (a on* man in Atlanta just at present to whom this remark would appear momentous, hhonld this man chance to over h*sr it. he would instinctively prick up his ears and In an instant his nerves would be a tingle He would he curious to know wher the "bo*” was situated, ha would at once interest himself in the person who was to “kopek tha bo* off.” would wonder whether ha. would bv successful and would •pacnlate—not aa to what tha "bos” con tained, but how much. Thu individual is a man rathar low in atature, with red hair, red mustarhe and a stubby growth of equally "sonny” beard, and who, in conversation, scrutinises you with a quick, penetrating eye. His dress I* neat, but not «howv. Pacing back and forth lestlissly in tha big cage in tha east wing, fonttli flooi of tha Tower, thia man fosms one of the most interasting pris oners cot fined in the big prison in a long biht. He ia an Englishman, but has bean ■bar e.t Bed's prof»»ek». He knows the business tha roughly. Thru bmu, hororr. Jug LONDON RED. the "box” has placed him behind prison bars. On one occasion, beginning in 1903, ha did* time for three rears and a half in the Atlanta Federal penitentiary. His other experience with tha stripes waa a term of five years In tha state pen in Eddeviite, Ky. He is now waiting to be baled before tha bar of tha United States court, where ho will enter a plea of guilty and return to tha Fad eral prison for “knocking off tha boa” in . Continued an Last Pm*. . . Session Will Be Held in May or’s Office Friday at Noon. For the purpose of discussing the ex penditure of the 11,000.000 which will be secured from the bond Issue. Chair man F. A. Quillian has called a meet ing of the bond commission for 12 o'clock Friday In the reception room of the mayor at the city hall. The commission will operate with the various city boards and the council In an advisory capacity and will make suggestions aa to what portions of the work contemplated under the bond Is sue should be done first. After the preliminary meeting of the commission conferences will be held with the city boards regarding the expenditure of the funds which hare been apportioned under, the bond ordinance to the de partments of each. The work of making the survey for the lateral eewera waa delayed Thurs day on account of the Inclement weath er. but City Engineer Clayton elated that it would be resumed at the flrat opportunity. The water department will also begin at once to arrange plana for extending the water mains aa pro vided tag in ifcp bond Issue. , African Prince Tries To Bribe City Recorder Waited on Corner Until Judge Broyles Appeared and Then Offered Him $25 to Dismiss Case of Disorderly Conduct Against Him. An attempt waa made Wednesday to bribe Recorder Broyles. It waa not, however, the offer of a million, a railroad lyatem, a block of Standard Oil stock, or any of those common things. Such ordinary Items as these are merely meant for those who perchance, once or twice a year, have simply the authority of a sayao Irf the making of some law. But iudge Broyles, who has the right the year round to-place a man In tha Atlanta stockade, was offered a real bribe. An effort waa made to buy him for— Twenty-five dollars. And, while not a railroad president nor perhaps a multi-millionaire, the man who thua placed thia 826 value on Atlanta's recorder Is a nobleman. He Is the real African prince—Prince Ho sanna. from savage South Africa—who appeared Wednesday In police court to answer a charge of disorderly conduct, si stated In The Georgian of Wednea- % le prince wae first arraigned at the fegstna at court, but it de veloped that another negro, who flgused In the disturbance, had been cited to appear at the afternoon court, and ao the trial waa postponed until that time. After leaving the court room In the morning. Prince Hosanna learned Judge Broyles' address, and, f^pg there, waited on a nearby corner for the recorder. Am the tatter w^r qg. bis way home for lunch, he waa by the dusky prince, who said—ll] llsh: "Judge, lf you'll Just dismiss my - aea and fix It so I won't havs to appear In court this afternoon. I'll give you 125.' i of leaving at once, to continue hla I tour. Knowing that the African noble was not accustomed to the ways of this country and did not realize that to of fer a bribe Is sn Insult, the recorder took no offense. He merely laMitfi the prince that he would have to’s p- pear In court and assured hint a fair trial. The prince waa In court at the ap pointed hour and ns, fined 13.1“